According to Mel and Sue, the now-legendary tale goes that Mary decided to whip out the tequila slammers one night after a Bake Off cast dinner.

‘You know how most people have the salt, and then they drink it, then there’s lime or whatever? She did – there was no gurning, no facial reaction, it was just [mimes drinking] next one.’

We bet there wasn’t a bacon sandwich in sight the next morning…

Tequila not pictured (Picture: BBC)

2. She can stay up longer than us

Yes, this actually happened… Mary Berry went to Pacha in Ibiza at 1am, just because she wanted a night out. At 71 years of age. And she ‘took a couple of girlfriends there, some very interesting things happened’, according to Sue Perkins.

By the end of the night, the boys were waiting outside while Mary and her girls carried on partying inside. ‘We didn’t want to miss a trick,’ she told the Guardian. Oh, to be a fly on the wall of that club…

Oh Hollywood, you old dog (Picture: BBC)

3. She might let us call her Mezza Bezza

THE ACTUAL DREAM.

4. She’s unflappable

There’s nothing you can’t get past Mezza (yep, we’re just going with this). You can hardly get through one Bake Off reference without the odd mention of a soggy bottom and, while everyone else is sniggering in the back, this lady just gets on with the task in hand with a twinkle in her eye and a knowing smile on her face.

She might be 79, and it might be her job to make and eat cake, but she’s looking damn fine. Proof, ladies and gents, that Victoria sponge is the secret to eternal youth. Probably.

6. And she has better fashion sense than us

Her floral jackets are the stuff of legend – the one she wore in 2012 started trending on Twitter – and she puts Paul Hollywood’s shirts/jeans combo to shame (seriously, how much blue clothing do you need?)

The infamous Zara bomber jacket (Picture: BBC2)

7. Just imagine the Breaking Bad DVD nights…

In her interview with The Guardian, Mary was quoted as saying she got ‘hooked’ on Walter White and co during filming of GBBO, although she prefers a bit of Downton Abbey. We’re pretty sure this means she’d share our love of, oh, any box set ever.

8. She’s critical, but constructive

Mary was given a CBE for her services to baking and sold five million books on the subject, so she knows her stuff and expects the best from GBBO contestants. But while Paul Hollywood is an angry, silver-haired wild bear of a man, Mary is firm but fair. Which means, while she gets our ultimate respect, we’re not scared of her – a major plus.

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9. Anyone who can keep Paul Hollywood in check is a friend of ours

Mary and fellow Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood once had a five-hour discussion about who should be in the semi-final. Yep, this is a woman who sticks to her guns.